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Car sways side to side when im driving

My car will sway randomly as if someone just gave my steering wheel a small jolt or something, kinda hard to explain but it makes me feel like I'm driving like a drunk. I took it to a shop yesterday and they told me it might be the steering rack bushings. I was also told it may be my power steer pump. Are these reasons credible or are there any other culprits? thanks in advance

Any suspension work done on the car? I had that issue and installed the MM steering rack bushings and front bump -steer kit and a new 4 wheel bump-steer alignment. Impulse Eng. in Hunt. Beach did the install and alignment, great work, the car tracks much better now. They also installed Bruce's full R. Bushing kit with R. Bumpsteer kit last year. No more wheel Hop, a great mod.

Once I switched the rear 275's to 315's, there was a HUGE difference in how the car handled grooves in the road.... once it catches one, it will definitely try to follow it. It's even worse with the solid rear and 345's.

I thought it was an alignment issue as well, but the guy said it wouldn't do much so he quoted me 180 for new polyurethane steering rack bushings an aligment and labor. Someone also told me it might be the lca bushings or the rack and pinion check ball, I just don't wanna guess and pay for unnecessary repairs.

Gonna have to get under the car and start checking some things out. Get pics for us if you can. Check out the rack/bushings, steering shaft joint, tie rods ends, maybe struts etc. You said suspension is stock meaning not lowered right?

any suspension work done on the car? I had that issue and installed the mm steering rack bushings and front bump -steer kit and a new 4 wheel bump-steer alignment. Impulse eng. In hunt. Beach did the install and alignment, great work, the car tracks much better now. They also installed bruce's full r. Bushing kit with r. Bumpsteer kit last year. No more wheel hop, a great mod.

take it in and get the bushings checked, same thing happened to me and it kept getting worse, I almost did not make it to the shop before I could not drive it. The whole rack moved back and forth when they got it on the lift. 200 fix, just make sure they order all 4.

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